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Jeckell Name Meaning

from the Old Breton personal name Iudicael which became Iedecael modern Gicquel Iezequel (Loth Bretonne) and survives in French as Jézéquel. It is derived from iuð ‘lord’ with a suffix -ig + hael hail ‘generous’. The name is found at Bodmin (about 1000) as Gyðiccœl (Feilitzen Pre-Conquest Personal Names). In England the personal name was particularly common in Yorks and Lincs and in districts where Bretons settled after the Conquest. See also Joel Goss .

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


Similar surnames: Jewell, Seckel, Heckel, Meckel, Mckell, Beckel, Jackel, Jekel

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You can see how Jeckell families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Jeckell family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1891 and 1920. The most Jeckell families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1920 there were 5 Jeckell families living in Pennsylvania. This was about 20% of all the recorded Jeckell's in USA. Pennsylvania had the highest population of Jeckell families in 1920.
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What did your Jeckell ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the USA named Jeckell. 34% of Jeckell men worked as a Farmer. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    34%
  • Polisher
    23%
  • Auto Upholstery
    23%
  • Miner
    23%
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Passenger Lists

There are 146 immigration records available for the last name Jeckell. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 115 military records available for the last name Jeckell. For the veterans among your Jeckell ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1948 and 2004, in the United States, Jeckell life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1996, and highest in 1992. The average life expectancy for Jeckell in 1948 was 49, and 87 in 2004.

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